Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1489/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Pending Consideration

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) - remove lower lateral branch on Eastern aspect Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Nov 2026, from West Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: The Gate House Cottage
List entry 1031398 · 3 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Risby conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Risby built-up area; Priority habitat 37 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £850,000 in November 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

24 November 2025£850,000
3 October 2022£200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP28 6RQ
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Risby
Parish
Risby
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Countryside Conservation and Tree Services
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
397decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15257851
Planning Portal ref
PP-15257851
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.